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FlI·`TY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 1139, 1140. 1902. 397 Sec. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of the bridge mlgsby °“*°’ °°’¤‘ constructed under this Act shall have and be entitled to equal rights combemmiou. and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same and over the approaches thereto upon payment of a reasonable compensation for suc use; and in case the parties interested shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid and u on the rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall, upon the application of either party, be determined by the district court of the United States in and for any district in which any portion of said bridge shall be located. Sec. 5. That the brid e authorized to be constructed under this Act t0¥,f,§°r,'jQ,‘;,Yp];’,{s QQ' shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the' security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of Wai· shall rescribe, and to secure that object the said company or corporation slhall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of said bridge and a ma of the location, giving for the space of one mile above and one-h15f mile below the proposed location of the bridge the topography of the banks of the river, with shore lines at high and low water, and shall furnish such other information as shall be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plans and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of Vlvar the bridge shall not be built; and should any change be made in the plans of the said bridge during the process of construction or after completion, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Wai·. Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction ,,,31;;**1** vf ¤¤¤¤¤‘¤<=· of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year ` and completed within three years from the date hereof. Srzc. T. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A¤¤°¤°m°¤*· expressly reserved. . Approved, June 21. 1902. CHAP. 1140.-An Act To regulate commutation for good conduct for United June 21. 1901 Sums P*'lS°¤°”- . ljrnbiielixo. 170.] Be it enacted by the Senate and l10a8e3f Representatives of the Matted States of America in Cbngresx assemble , That each prisoner who has 0n‘g'r§‘°" S**"°’* P"*‘ been or shall hereafter be convicted of any offense against the laws of Gohmuranion wr the United States, and is confined, in execution of the judgment or ‘§§LY,§Ld°°”°“°t m` sentepce upon any such conviction, in any lUr}ited Sgates pepitentiary R S 5543 5544 or `ai , or in any enitentiar ·. rison, or 'ai o any tate or erritoi · · ; forla definite terrii, other thdn lfor life, wlnose record of conduct shox; gsi lm 10"'mmd that he has faithfully observed all the rules and has not been subjected to punishment, shall be entitled to a deduction from the term of his sentence to be estimated as follows, commencing on the first day of his arrival at the penitentiary, prison, or jail: Upon a sentence of not less than six months nor more than one year, five days for each month; upon a sentence of more than one year and less than three years, six days for each month; upon a sentence of not less than three years and less than five years, seven days for each month; upon a sentence of not less than live years and less than ten years, eight days for each month; upon a sentence of ten years or more, ten days for each month. \Vhen a prisoner has two or more sentences, the aggregate of his several sentences shall be the basis upon which his deduction shall be estimated. SEO. 2. That in the case of convicts in any United States peniten- ,G§§s*g;¤;g:t:é0g¤· tiary, the Attorney—General shall have the power to restore to any ' such convict who has heretofore or may hereafter forfeit any good